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March 24. This afternoon when I was watering Rhody,came
where I was working just watching me,I ask him if he want a
mouse,then he started has talk,quack,quack,quack,then I went
toward the mouse cages,then he followed me,I offered him one
he didn't want it,then he followed me again.
He went and play with the Magpies,then I called him then
he came,I showed the Owl,he was very cures about him he
hasn't seen him for a long time,thats why he like to play with
him. Then when he gets tired he went to the dinning room window
and look at has shadow,then he went and look at the Owl again,
go back and forths,and it looks to me that he was looking for
Mr. Dyer,too,because before sometimes he came to the dinning
room.And Mr. Dyer,let him inside.Then I didn't see where he went.
At 5:45P.M. I went and see him where he sleep lastnight,he
was there,the same tree,and the same branches.
March 26. Sunday. Today is raining at 7.A.M. I went and see
Rhody,where he roosted lastnight,he wasn't there. Then I heard
the Thrasher calling then I went there it was Longtail,he was
in there nest,later on Neo,came to me and I gave him some worms.
Then Longtail,calls Neo,went in the nest. I didn't see where he
went I stayed for awhile then the Hermit - Thrush,Goldencrowned-
Sparrow,came for worms.
Then I heard Longtail,skrip,skrip,from the almond tree so
I went there then I saw him I called,he came,I tossed him some worms
he ate them. Tonight Rhody,sleep again in the same tree,that
show that something frightened him in has house.
March 27. At 6:45 A.M. I went and see Rhody,where he roosted
lastnight he wasn't there already,then I went and the Thrashers,
Longtail was in the nest,then I saw Neo,digging under the sages,
so I called him,then he came,he ate some worms,then when he got
enough,he ran away.Then later on Rhody,came behind me,I said wh
what do you want,Rhody ? then he began has talk,quack,quack,then
I started going toward the mouse cages,so I he followed me,then
I went in,I got slamands,in the bottles,thats why I didn't
show him any mouse,I offered him some then he was trying to pick
up some twigs for a nest,then he heard the Magpies,yealing,he
ran toward the cages,he dropped them then play with them so I
lift him there.
At 6:05 P.M. Tonight Rhody,sleep again in the same tree.
This afternoon I feed Neo,and the Hermit-Thrush, Longtail,was
in the nest,then later on the Goldencrowned-Sparrow,came for
worms,too,so I gave him some.
March 28. At 5:30 P.M. I went and see the Thrashers,when the
Hermit-Thrush,saw me,he came and I gave him some worms,then Neo,
came Longtail was in the nest. Then I went and find Rhody,but
couldn't find him,so I went to see where he roosted lastnight,
he wasn't there so I came home.At 6:50 P.M. I went back to see
him,isn't there still,so I climb-up over the fence,then I starte
to look around ,going throuh the bushes,I was calling for him.
Then later-on I heard some noises among the bushes,it was Rhody,
I was talking to I offered him some worms,but he didn't want
any,then I started to come home he followed me,then I stopped
then going around circles to me,then I started coming home again
he followed me,then he gets tired he went and see himself in the
mirror,then he went under the Acacia-trees,he layed there,I'm
watching him if what he is going to do,just fixhing has feathe
feathers.I watched him for 5minutes.
Then it was getting dark so he gets up,then he started going
toward to has roosting tree,then he flew over the fen ce.So I
followed him watching him then he jump to the trees,it was in
bed at 6:07.